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Here is lead penetrating bone. And so he passes, leaving the rest of us to carry on analyzing the blur. Leaving us only his name.--Troy Jollimore Anne Tyler reviews "Libra" in the New York Times Book Review, July 23 1988. ...Dear Author Recommends for July Updated
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